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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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